AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of November 9, 2007
eds. Joan Schmelz, Hannah Jang-Condell & Caroline Simpson
This week's issues:
1. AAS Meeting Childcare Grant Deadline
2. National Girls Collaborative Project November 14 Webcast
3. Congressional Hearing on Women in Science and Engineering
4. Job Opportunities at Swinburne University, Australia
*** FOLLOWING POSITION WAS TAKEN FROM WIPHYS ***
5. Faculty Position in Particle/Astroparticle Physics Experiment,
University of Massachusetts Amherst
6. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN
7. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN
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1. AAS Meeting Childcare Grant Deadline
From: Hannah Jang-Condell [hannahastro.umd.edu]
Just a friendly reminder that the deadline for childcare grants for
the Austin AAS Meeting is Thursday, November 15:
http://www.aas.org/meetings/aas211/childcare.php
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2. National Girls Collaborative Project November Webcast
From: WIPHYS November 6, 2007
Effective strategies for working with girls in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
November 14, 2007, 11:00-12:00 PST
Whether your program connects girls to professional female mentors,
exposes girls to science at a local museum, or teaches girls robotics
after school, there are key strategies that are effective when working
with girls in STEM. Learn from experts in the field what research and
practice tell us about high-quality informal learning programs for
girls in STEM. To register:
http://www.ngcproject.org/events/webcast.cfm
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3. Congressional Hearing on Women in Science and Engineering
From: WIPHYS November 8, 2007
The US House Committee on Science and Technology is holding a series
of hearings on women in science and engineering. The first one was
held on October 17th on the topic of Women in Academic Science and
Engineering and info can be found at this site:
http://science.house.gov/publications/hearings_markups_details.aspx?NewsID=1988
Future hearings will be posted at http://science.house.gov/ Of
particular interest to readers may be the testimony of Myron Campbell
of University of Michigan who mentions the CSWP's Climate for Women in
Physics site visit program and the Gender Equity Conference held at
the American Center for Physics in May 2007.
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4. Job Opportunities at Swinburne University, Australia
From: Sarah Maddison [smaddisonswin.edu.au]
Staff and Postdoctoral Opportunities at Swinburne University, Australia
The Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing at Swinburne
University, Melbourne, Australia, is inviting applications for four
research positions, including one tenure track staff position.
Position Titles:
-Tenure Track Research Astronomer. Base salary range (level B-E) $
AUD65,697 - $124,453 + 17% Superannuation (closing date 31/12/07).
-Research Associate in Galaxy Cluster Evolution. Base salary range
(level A) $ AUD58,187 - 62,429 + 17% Superannuation (closing date
15/12/07).
-Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Cosmology . Base salary range
(level A) $ AUD58,187 - 62,429 + 17% Superannuation (closing date
15/12/07).
-Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - Extragalactic Astrophysics &
Precision Spectroscopy. Base salary range (level A) $ AUD58,187 -
62,429 + 17% Superannuation (closing date 15/12/07).
For further information on these positions, please see the full
advertisements at http://astronomy.swin.edu.au
The Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing currently
has approximately 45 full time staff and students and is committed to
excellence in basic research, public outreach and education and the
commercial applications of supercomputing/visualisation. The Centre
operates one of the most powerful clusters in Australian and
International Astrophysics, and in total the cluster has almost
12,000 Gflops of computational power, 2600 Gbytes of RAM and 250
Terabytes of disk space. Funding has recently been approved to
enlarge the cluster to make it the most powerful in Australia and
provide a high speed low-latency interconnect. The Centre also
possesses a virtual-reality projection facility with direct access to
the supercomputer for immersive 3D visualisation of data. The Centre
runs school and public tours of the virtual reality theatre, and has
commercialised 3D technologies and outreach materials.
Situated in a newly-renovated historical building in the centre of
campus, the Centre is in the suburb of Hawthorn, just minutes from
Glenferrie Rd, well known for its collection of fantastic low-cost
restaurants and coffee shops. Within minutes of a train station and
tram lines, the Centre is easily accessed from most of metropolitan
Melbourne, consistently voted one of the world's most liveable
cities.
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5. Faculty Position in Particle/Astroparticle Physics Experiment,
University of Massachusetts Amherst
From: WIPHYS November 8, 2007
FACULTY POSITION IN PARTICLE/ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS EXPERIMENT, UNIVERSITY OF
MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
The Physics Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position to start
September 1, 2008. Applications are sought in both accelerator-based
and non accelerator-based experiment. On the accelerator-based side,
we are looking to expand our effort on ATLAS, where we are leading
efforts in the area of Muon Spectrometer software and performance. On
the non accelerator-based side, we are looking to enhance or
complement present efforts, which include involvement in the fields of
neutrino, gravitational wave and gamma ray physics (EXO, LIGO, and
VERITAS). Further information can be found at
http://people.umass.edu/eppex.
The Department seeks an individual
with outstanding research and a strong commitment to teaching.
Appointment is expected to be at the Assistant Professor level.
[Outstanding Associate or Full Professors may consider applying for
the separately advertised endowed Gluckstern Professorship, see
http://www.physics.umass.edu
.]
Applicants should submit a letter of application, a CV, and a research
statement, as well as arranging to have three letters of reference
sent to either particlesearchphysics.umass.edu or Particle Faculty
Search, Physics Department, 710 N. Pleasant St., University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003. Priority deadline is December 7,
2007; however, applications will be accepted until the position is
filled. The position will be filled contingent upon funding. The
University of Massachusetts is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer, and is aggressive in its efforts to hire candidates who will
enhance the diversity and gender balance of the faculty in the
sciences. We strongly encourage women and members of minority groups
to apply.
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